News for: David Whitfield Phillips

Philip Bambagiotti sees boon for insurance companies from subrogation

25th April 2023

3PB's dual UK-Australia qualified barrister Philip Bambagiotti (pictured here), who specialises in construction and buildings defects and arbitration, has issued a new ‘thumbnail’ guide for insurers and their insureds about how a well-managed subrogation strategy can help to realise the real value of insurance outlay by vigorously advancing, offsetting insurance claims. In many cases, pay out of an insurance claim gives subrogated rights that can be pursued to offset the net outlay. Those subrogated rights...

Directors Beware: The Court's Stringent Stance on Breaching Fiduciary Duties

24th April 2023

Aaron Mayers, specialist commercial barrister at 3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings), has written on the stringent stance of the courts on cases involving a breach of fiduciary duties, with reference to the recent Court of Appeal decision in Recovery Partners GP Ltd v Rukhadze and others [2023] EWCA Civ 305. The case in question involves a breach in fiduciary duty by the Defendants by appropriating a business opportunity from the Claimant. The breach stems from...

Jonathan Underhill prosecutes man sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter

20th April 2023

Following a trial lasting some 19 days in May 2022 Draven Jewell was convicted of Manslaughter, Section 18 Wounding with intent and Section 20 Wounding resulting from a short, but violent, incident involving a large kitchen knife outside of the Royal British Legion in Lymington. Instructed for the prosecution throughout the case Jonathan Underhill (pictured here), initially led by Adam Feest KC, undertook a sentencing hearing complicated by a significant delay to allow for medical...

Thomas Acworth's client acquitted of rape

19th April 2023

3PB criminal barrister Thomas Acworth (pictured) saw his client, X, acquitted of rape. X was accused of raping another student after they had been clubbing together.  Following the production of text message and telephone evidence, which undermined the complainant’s credibility, the Crown decided to offer no evidence against X on the first day of his trial. Thomas was instructed by Paige Schooley of Tang, Bentley & Jackson. To instruct Thomas, please email his clerk, Practice...

Philip Bambagiotti reports on the Building Safety Act 2022

14th April 2023

3PB's construction and building defects barrister and arbitrator Philip Bambagiotti (pictured here) has penned an article for the Bar Council's Counsel magazine on the principal features of the Building Safety Act 2022 and whether, in the long term, this is the best way to improve standards. He states there that: "There is no question that, following the terrible example of the Grenfell Tower fire, building regulations need to be examined, analysed, understood, reviewed and, in...

Episode 4 of 3PB’s CoP Comm podcast now live

12th April 2023

The fourth episode of CoP Comm, 3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) court of protection and community care podcast is now available to download. This episode, host Matthew Wyard is joined again by fellow 3PB public law barrister Jim Hirschmann, this time to discuss the recent cases of DvS [2023] EWCOP8; and A Local Authority v PG & Ors [2023] EWCOP9. All episodes of CoP Comm are available to stream on major podcast platforms including Apple...

Women in Family Law to host national ‘Step into Spring’ networking event

11th April 2023

Following the success of its national New Year’s drinks in January, Women in Family Law will be hosting a spring networking drinks reception at a number of venues in London, the Midlands and the East of England. The networking event will take place on Wednesday 19 April 2023 and is to be held at six locations across London, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Birmingham, Cambridge, and Norwich. The event is open to WiFL members and non-members alike and...

3PB shows a 20% jump in fees since the pandemic

5th April 2023

National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB), buoyed by the arrival of 20 new members since the beginning of 2020, has announced a rise of 20.5% increase on pre-pandemic receipts/turnover since 2019/20 to £31.6m. “The strong performance of the business is a huge credit to our outstanding barristers, clerks and staff,” said Simon Astill, 3PB’s Chief Executive, pictured here. “It has been an exceptional effort, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessary actions...

Andrew Nicklin joins 3PB

5th April 2023

Andrew Nicklin (2010 Call), pictured here, has joined 3 Paper Buildings (3PB). He has a busy specialist property and chancery practice across the South East of England (including London and all of East Anglia) with a particular expertise in real property, landlord and tenant, trusts of land and other trusts/estate disputes. He appears in the High Court (including in the Business and Property Courts) and the County Court and other tribunals providing a high level...

Welcome to April's newsletter  Spring into April with the newsletter from 3PB Employment and Discrimination barristers. The group have been busy analysing and discussing a vast range of cases: Head of the Employment and Discrimination group Craig Ludlow looks at the case Minnoch and ors v Interserve FM Ltd and ors in which Mr Minnoch and 36 others brought claims for withheld pay relating to days they were on strike in 2019. Colin McDevitt looks...

Two new pupil barristers Lucy Bill and Rosa Thomas join 3PB

3rd April 2023

3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) are delighted to announce that two pupil barristers have joined the national chambers today to undertake 12-month specialist pupillages. Lucy Bill is doing a specialist pupillage in personal injury and clinical negligence, whilst Rosa Thomas is combining education and employment in her pupillage. Both are pictured here, left and right respectively. Lucy is a First Class LLB graduate from Queen's University Belfast with an American Business Administration Certificate from Mary...